Biography
Born on a train in 1978 in former Czechoslovakia. Marek Dutka graduated in 2004 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, Czech Republic. During his studies he spent three semesters as an exchange student at Royal Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague, The Netherlands, 2002-2003. Before Marek move to Prague, he begun his studies in 1998 in Bratislava, Slovakia. Dutka's work has been exhibited in both national and international venues including Summer Exhibition 2008 at The Royal Academy of Arts in London, and more recently at The Searcys Club Gallery at the top of The Gherkin, one of the most striking buildings in the world. His paintings are in numerous private collections, including private collection of The Queen Elizabeth II. In 2012 his painting was among twenty finalists for the VUB Foundation Award for Painting for Young Artists exhibited at the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic. Marek Maria Dutka lives and works in London.
2001-2004 Academy of Fine Arts in Prague (MgA)
2002-2003 Royal Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague, The Netherlands
1998-2001 Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava, Slovakia
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
The Searcys Club Gallery, The Gherkin, London, 2013
Boyart, Windsor Arts Centre, UK, 2006
Variations,Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague, The Netherlands, 2002
Tracks, Puchov, Slovakia, 2001
2017 Portrait Artist of The Year, SKY ARTS TV, selected contestant
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (selection)
Niches and Nuances, Gallery 54, Mayfair, 2020
Art Below Summer Show 2020, Ad Lib Gallery, London, 2020
Mirerart, London, 2019
Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, 2015
Painting of the Year – VUB Foundation Award for Painting for Young Artists,
Slovakia, 2012
Winter Salon, River Gallery, Bratislava, 2012
Love 322, Dolny Kubin, Slovakia, 2012
Encoded Systems, Red Gate Gallery, London, 2011
Open Art Exhibition, St Joseph’s Hall,Brompton Oratory, London, 2009
The 240th SUMMER EXHIBITION, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2008
Art In Action, Waterperry House, Oxon, UK, 2008
Open Exhibition, Windsor Arts Centre, Windsor, UK 2006
Gentle Cut, Moderni Galerie, Prague, Czech Rep., 2006
57th Artistic Salon in Policka, Mestke Muzeum a Galerie, Policka, Czech Rep., 2004
Diplomates of Avu 2004, Moderni Galerie, Prague, Czech Rep., 2004
The Hague Painters, Haagse Kunstring, the Hague, Netherlands, 2003
Collective Exhibition, Slovacke Muzeum, Uherske Hradiste, Czech Rep., 1995
2001-2004 Academy of Fine Arts in Prague (MgA)
2002-2003 Royal Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague, The Netherlands
1998-2001 Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava, Slovakia
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
The Searcys Club Gallery, The Gherkin, London, 2013
Boyart, Windsor Arts Centre, UK, 2006
Variations,Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague, The Netherlands, 2002
Tracks, Puchov, Slovakia, 2001
2017 Portrait Artist of The Year, SKY ARTS TV, selected contestant
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (selection)
Niches and Nuances, Gallery 54, Mayfair, 2020
Art Below Summer Show 2020, Ad Lib Gallery, London, 2020
Mirerart, London, 2019
Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, 2015
Painting of the Year – VUB Foundation Award for Painting for Young Artists,
Slovakia, 2012
Winter Salon, River Gallery, Bratislava, 2012
Love 322, Dolny Kubin, Slovakia, 2012
Encoded Systems, Red Gate Gallery, London, 2011
Open Art Exhibition, St Joseph’s Hall,Brompton Oratory, London, 2009
The 240th SUMMER EXHIBITION, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2008
Art In Action, Waterperry House, Oxon, UK, 2008
Open Exhibition, Windsor Arts Centre, Windsor, UK 2006
Gentle Cut, Moderni Galerie, Prague, Czech Rep., 2006
57th Artistic Salon in Policka, Mestke Muzeum a Galerie, Policka, Czech Rep., 2004
Diplomates of Avu 2004, Moderni Galerie, Prague, Czech Rep., 2004
The Hague Painters, Haagse Kunstring, the Hague, Netherlands, 2003
Collective Exhibition, Slovacke Muzeum, Uherske Hradiste, Czech Rep., 1995
